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COMBS v. RYAN'S COAL CO., INC.

Nos. 85-7743, 85-7751.

785 F.2d 970 (1986)

Harrison COMBS, John J. O'Connell and Paul R. Dean, as Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RYAN'S COAL COMPANY, INC., a corporation; George M. Simmons; and Alan's Coal Sales, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Mills, Redden, Mills & Clark, Gerald L. Miller, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Robert Stropp, Jr., Patrick K. Nakamura, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before JOHNSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and ALAIMO, Chief District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 8, 1986.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case requires that we determine the precise scope of a trial court's power to find parties in contempt and to order sanctions in order to secure compliance with that court's orders. It also requires that we determine what constitutes a final, appealable order in the context of contempt citations. For the reasons explained herein, we find that the appeal of the trial court's first...

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